Akash Garg
Director, Model Risk Management @ American Express | IIT Madras
- Role
- Director Model Risk Management at American Express
- Location
- Gurugram, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Akash Garg
At American Express, Akash leads a team to develop, validate, and monitor Credit, Fraud, and Marketing Risk models. He has dealt with the Internal Audit Group and successfully resolved OCC MRAs with the required corrective actions and stakeholder management. He has also won multiple national-level and enterprise-wide data science competitions, demonstrating proficiency and innovation in AI and Machine Learning. Akash holds a B.Tech in Civil Engineering and an M.Tech in Applied Mechanics from IIT Madras, with a minor in Management. He has a strong analytical background and skill set, including data mining, data analysis, and business metrics. He is passionate about challenging the status quo of the model developers and advancing the modeling and implementation techniques. He strives to deliver high-quality and robust models that can support the business objectives and enhance the customer experience.
Experience
Director Model Risk Management
Aug 2024 — Present
Education
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
B.Tech in Civil Engineering with M.Tech in Applied Mechanics, Minor: Management
2013 — 2018
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